Helicopter hoists hurt hiker

POWAY  An injured hiker was hoisted by helicopter off a hiking trail at Lake Poway Saturday afternoon.

Someone called 911 about noon to report that a man had fallen and hit his head, which was bleeding, sheriff’s officials said. The hiker was reported to be about two miles up a trail.

A sheriff’s rescue-fire helicopter crew, based in Fallbrook, reached the trail about 12:35 p.m., hoisted the hiker and landed at nearby Poway High School. The injured man was transferred to an ambulance and taken to Pomerado Hospital, authorities said.